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As discussed in the preceding lesson. The PMBOK Guide describes 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas. Identify 3 out of the 10:
A. Stakeholder, Communication, Human Resource
B. Risk, Human Resource, Vendor
C. Stakeholder, Vendor, Customer
D. Procurement, Communication, Customer

A

Which one is not included in the Scope Baseline?
A. WBS dictionary
B. WBS
C. Scope Statement
D. Project Document Updates

D

True of False: The critical path is the longest path (the biggest total duration path) through the network and represent the shortest duration in which all the activities of the project can be completed.
A. True
b. False

A

During status review meetings to evaluate project performance and progress, which report is NOT preferred to use?
A. Status report
B. Test report
C. Forecasting report
D. Progress report

B

True or False: Once you plan for managing risks, you are not finished. Risk management is an ongoing process.
A. False
B. True

B

Consider a scenario in which you learn that your project is running two weeks behind schedule. How would you know if is acceptable to be two weeks late?
A. Your variance thresholds should be documented in your project management plan, look there for guidance.
B. Ask your executive management team.
C. If the schedule baseline shows you are two weeks late, then it is not acceptable.
D. If the team tells you the work cannot be completes any earlier that it is acceptable.

A

If develop online modules must be 100% completed before review online modules can begin, that is called a:
A. Finish to start relationship.
B. Finish to finish relationship.
C. Start to finish relationship.
D. Start to start relationship.

A

True or False: A project is defined as being unique and temporary, has an expected output and unlimited resources.
A. True
B. False

B

True or False: Product quality focuses on the goods and services.
A. True
B. False

A

If the response you choose is to exploit a risk this means that:
A. You actively do not consider the risk but establish contingency plan.
B. You add steps to your plans to make certain the opportunity is captured.
C. You change your plan so that another party will be responsible for a partial amount of ownership of the opportunity.
D. You create your plan to increase the probability and/or the impact of the opportunity.

B

Which one is not the five engagement levels of stakeholders?
A. Leading
B. Neutral
C. Resistant
D. Monitoring
E. Supportive
F. Unaware

D

You are beginning to staff your project. Which of the following will NOT be used in developing and/or communicating roles and responsibilities?
A. Run chart
B. Organization chart
C. Responsibility Assignment Matrix
D. WBS

A

True or False: The primary goal of project risk management is to maximize the likelihood and impact of negative events or threats and to minimize the likelihood and impact of positive events or opportunities.
A. True
B. False

B

Which one of these is the current view of conflict?
A. Should be a voided
B. Can (and should) be managed
C. Caused by troublemakers
D. Always bad

B

To calculate late finish (LF) of an activity which has more than one successor, you will
A. Take the earliest late start of its immediate successors.
B. Take the earliest late finish of its immediate successors.
C. Take the earliest early finish of its immediate successors.
D. Take the earliest early start of its immediate successors.

A

You just came from a meeting with one of your project stakeholders, he knew about your project and also its potential impacts, and he always supported for the work and its outcome. How would you classify him?
A. Unaware
B. Leading
C. Supportive
D. Neutral

B

Who is the stakeholder that has the most influence on your current running project?
A. Project team
B. Competitors
C. Inverstors
D. Sponsor

D

Your sponsor informs you that you must receive local government approval of your proposed building design before you can begin construction of your building. This dependency is:
A. Internal
B. Discretionary
C. Mandatory
D. External

D

True or False: Project Human Resource Management includes the processes that define the tasks and assign them to suitable resources and motivate project team to complete the tasks.
A. True
B. False

A

True or False: The Process Improvement Plan is a component of the project management plan that details how project management and development processes are to be analyzed in order to identify how to increase their value.
A. False
B. True

B

True or False: The Fast Tracking is the approach to re-plan the work and try to perform more overlapping sequential activities to be in parallel.
A. False
B. True

B

Downward communication is communication to/from:
A. Your peers.
B. Your direct reports.
C. Your social groups.
D. Your senior management.

B

True or False: Scope creep represents the situation that the changes are made with the proper process and authority
A. True
B. False

B

As part of planning you have created a scope baseline, a budget baseline, and a schedule baseline. Should those baseline ever be allowed to change?
A. Yes, if the baseline is completely unachievable and project sponsor approves it
B. No, a baseline is a baseline.
C. Yes, if the project manager approves baseline changes
D. Yes, if the schedule slips it is OK to update the baseline.

A

True or False: Your role as the project manager during quality control is to implement the quality management plan using the appropriate tools and techniques, in order to ensure that work is being performed according to required quality standards.
A. True
B. False

A

True or False: A project manager spend 90% his or her time communicating
A. False
B. True

B

Which one of these is not the major source of conflict that a project manager may influence
A. Project charter
B. Personality conflict
C. Project schedule
D. Project cost

A

True or False: Using bottom-up estimating techniques when activity durations or resource quantities are uncertain.
A. False
B. True

A

True or False: Performing quality assurance within the context of a project involves taking actions to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory project performance.
A. False
B. True

B

True or False: The worst organization to use to run a project will always be the functional organization.
A. True
B. False

B

True or False: The sender is responsible to make the information clear, complete, and appropriate to the needs of the receiver. The receiver is responsible to provide feedback to acknowledge that the message has been received and understood.
A. False
B. True

B

A Communications Management Plan does the following:
A. Lays out the approach and method for delivering information effectively and efficiently.
B. Coordinates the communication between project leaders and uninterested project members
C. Lays out a plan on how to communicate with your Project Sponsor and other organizations
D. Coordinates an effort to communicate in meetings effectively

A

A company has been awarded a software development project which requires the development team to work at the client's office. The client has assigned each developer a cubicle from which to perform their work. During a daily standup meeting, a developer states that the team members are too isolated and colocating the team in a war room would increase productivity and quality. What should the project manager do first?
A. Explain to the team that colocation would impede productivity due to the inevitable distractions
B. Explain to the team that a war room was not specified in the contract
C. Negotiate with the client to make a war room available to the team
D. Capture a description of the developer's concern in the issue log

D

A dashboard viewable by all project stakeholders displays various statuses using the industry standard of red, yellow, and green colors. Throughout project execution, to meet the needs of the project and some of the project stakeholders, the project manager has been adding more colors to reflect additional statuses. This situation has created confusion among some of the stakeholders over the status naming conventions and meanings. What should the project manager do?
A. Revert the status to an industry standard of red, yellow, green
B. Explain the meaning of the new statuses to the stakeholders
C. Remove statuses from the dashboard to avoid confusion
D. Add a simpler status for the stakeholders who are confused

B

A good change process will:
A. Require the same level of approval for all changes.
B. Allow the project manager to approve all changes.
C. Have change thresholds that are appropriate for the type of change.
D. Be very complex in order to discourage changes.

C

A key stakeholder has been resistant to the project's objectives, and the support of this stakeholder is vital to the success of the project. The project manager has employed various engagement strategies which have been ineffective and needs to determine the underlying reason that stakeholder engagement is not having the planned effect. What should the project manager do next?
A. Develop a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
B. Conduct data analysis
C. Submit a change request to update the stakeholder engagement plan
D. Perform an alternatives analysis

B

A new project is starting, and the team members come from all over the world. The project manager has concerns about communications. What should the project manager do first?
A. Implement an online tool to enable the team members to chat among themselves
B. Enroll the project team members in cultural training to raise cultural awareness
C. Nothing; the business world has been multicultural for so long that there should be no issues
D. Funnel all communications through the project manager to avoid miscommunication

B

A new project manager is brought on the project. She wants to understand the process by which this particular project formally accepts deliverables. Which of the following will she have to reference?
A. The scope management plan
B. The stakeholder management plan
C. The quality management plan
D. The requirements management plan

A

A previously unknown risk surfaces on a project and creates an issue that is estimated to cost $50,000. The project manager submits a change request to adjust the schedule baseline and uses the already approved contingency reserves to address the cost. What did the project manager do wrong?
A. The project manager should not have submitted the change request since the risk was unknown.
B. The project manager did not account for all possible risks during project planning.
C. The project manager should not have included the schedule baseline in the change request.
D. The project manager used contingency reserves instead of management reserves.

D

A project has been initiated to search a large area for debris from an explosion of a failed prototype. The project is now in planning, and there is a debate among the team members on the type and quantity of resources needed to complete this activity. What should the project manager do first?
A. Select any resource and quantity to complete the task by the due date
B. Request the team to vote and make a decision based on majority
C. Research various levels of resource capability and skills, types, and sizes
D. Utilize a PMIS to manage resource pools and allocate resources

C

A project is six months into its nine-month projected duration, and the project manager is reporting that the project is at least three months behind schedule because certain key stakeholders were resistant to any changes that might occur as outcomes of the project. What might have been done differently during project planning to have avoided this situation?
A. Better execution of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process
B. Development of a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
C. Creation of a comprehensive stakeholder register
D. Establishment of a more robust communications management plan

B

A project is underway to construct a 50 story office building. With construction nearly complete, a government inspector has issued a stop order because one of the cranes failed inspection. The schedule reserves are inadequate to cover the resulting delay from the unavailability of the key resource. What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the resource management plan
B. Submit a change request to update the schedule baseline
C. Submit a change request to update the cost baseline
D. Terminate the project since the project objectives cannot be met

B

A project manager can defend against scope creep with a good ___!
A. Project management plan
B. Procurement process
C. Risk management plan
D. Change control process

D

A project manager for a software development project has collected the work performance data and used the requirements documentation and requirements traceability matrix to generate the work performance information regarding variances in the project work compared to the baseline. What process is the project manager performing?
A. Validate Scope
B. Control Scope
C. Manage Quality
D. Direct and Manage Project Work

B

A project manager had originally planned to use both of the company's industrial 3D printers simultaneously for a project but has just learned that one of them will be unavailable. The project manager adjusts the schedule so that the components are created sequentially using the one remaining 3D printer. Unfortunately, this action affects the critical path and delays the planned finish date of the project. What tool or technique has the project manager used in this situation?
A. Fast tracking
B. Resource smoothing
C. Crashing
D. Resource leveling

D

A project manager has just learned that the customer is not showing up to requirements meetings saying they have other more important tasks. Since this behavior has already been identified as a risk earlier in the project, the project manager escalates the issue to the stakeholder who is the risk owner responsible for communicating with the customer in such situations. The stakeholder is shocked to find out she is the assigned risk owner. What most likely went wrong?
A. The stakeholder register had the wrong risk owner
B. The project manager did not follow the risk management plan
C. The stakeholder has not read the risk register
D. The project manager did not notify the stakeholder that they were the risk owner

D

A project manager is about to start planning a software development project. The project sponsor would like to review any project risks that have been identified at this point. Which document should the project manager recommend the sponsor to review?
A. Project charter
B. Issue log
C. Risk register
D. Risk report

A

A project manager is conducting the initial process of identifying stakeholders for a new infrastructure development project. The project manager has just compiled a list of potential stakeholders' names. What should the project manager do next?
A. Invite the identified stakeholders to the project kick-off meeting
B. Conduct stakeholder analysis
C. Complete the Project Stakeholder Management process
D. Develop the stakeholder engagement plan

B

A project manager is currently in the process of prioritizing individual project risks by assessing their detectability, proximity, and impact value. The project manager would like to create a graphical representation of these three dimensions. What is the best course of action?
A. Generate a RACI chart
B. Prepare a requirements traceability matrix
C. Develop a bubble chart
D. Create a probability and impact matrix

C

A project manager is currently managing a manufacturing process improvement project which will be completed in five phases. The project manager has prepared the following chart to review the status of the project. Based on the information provided, what is the earned value of the project?
A. $7,750
B. $9,000
C. $20,000
D. $8,000

A

A project manager is developing a cost management plan and needs to determine the best source of funding for a project that is dictated by a legal requirement. The cost of capital is estimated at 9.7% for non-dividend paying equity, 6.7% for debt, and 5.1% for self-funding. The NPV of the project is $500,000 with an opportunity cost of $750,000. What is the project manager's best course of action?
A. Fund the project with equity since there are no dividend obligations
B. Select the self-funding option since it provides the lowest cost of capital
C. Perform an alternatives analysis since there are multiple factors to consider
D. Recommend the termination of the project since another project has a higher NPV

C

A project manager is facilitating a first brainstorming session to identify individual risks as well as sources of overall project risk. The meeting attendees are struggling with the task, and the meeting is becoming unproductive. What action might the project manager take to get the meeting back on track?
A. Use the RBS as a prompt list
B. Consult the risk register
C. Adjourn the meeting
D. Call in the project sponsor

A

A project manager is identifying stakeholders for a new product development project. Which of the following activities is the project manager least likely to perform in the creation of the stakeholder register?
A. Assess any available project documentation and lessons learned from past projects
B. Perform stakeholder analysis to develop a list of stakeholders with relevant information
C. Submit a change request to update the stakeholder engagement plan
D. Categorize the stakeholders' stakes including interest, rights, ownership, and contribution

C

A project manager is in the process of creating the quality management plan for a product development project. Currently, the project manager needs to understand and then estimate the cost of quality for a particular process. What is the best course of action?
A. Develop a RACI chart
B. Create a fishbone diagram
C. Construct a RAM
D. Build a SIPOC model

D

A project manager is leading a process improvement project for a factory operation. Currently, the project manager and the team are performing the Monitor and Control Project Work process. Which of the following activities might the project manager and the team conduct during this process?
A. Comparing actual project performance against the project management plan
B. Implementing approved change requests to achieve the project's objectives
C. Analyzing change requests and either approving or rejecting them
D. Gaining formal acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or sponsor

A

A project manager is leading a project to build a new model of all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The initial plan called for the suspension parts to be painted. However, in response to an issue captured in the issue log, it has been recommended to use powder coating instead of paint for better corrosion resistance. As it pertains to the acquisition of resources, what should be done next?
A. Deny the recommendation as it represents gold plating
B. Follow the resource management plan
C. Purchase the powder coating equipment and supplies
D. Submit a change request

D

A project manager is leading a project to investigate the feasibility of constructing a dam to generate hydroelectric power. The project needs to be analyzed from technical, economic, and social points of view. The project manager has created the project charter on behalf of the project sponsor, and it is now approved. Which of the following processes should be performed next?
A. Develop Project Management Plan
B. Identify Risks
C. Identify Stakeholders
D. Develop Project Charter

C

A project manager is leading a project to streamline the manufacturing process of modular homes. The project manager researches and discovers a set of technical guidelines that will make the homes easier and cheaper to manufacture without compromising quality. The team incorporates these guidelines by designing a new modular home that reduces the total number of parts and uses more standard and multi-functional components. This is an example of:
A. Problem solving
B. Design for X
C. Change request
D. Data gathering

B

A project manager is leading an infrastructure development project and is just starting the process of prioritizing individual project risks for further analysis. A stakeholder has expressed concern that the existing information about individual project risks may not be accurate and reliable. What is the best course of action?
A. Perform the Identify Risks process again
B. Capture the concern in the stakeholder register
C. Perform a risk data quality assessment
D. Conduct a risk probability and impact assessment

C

A project manager is leading the construction of a new office building. The project sponsor asks the project manager to email him a project document that was presented during the last project status meeting. The project sponsor states that he has forgotten the name of the document, but he remembers it contained the description, owner, source, priority, and status of product requirements. Which project document is the project sponsor requesting?
A. The requirements management plan
B. The requirements traceability matrix
C. The scope management plan
D. The work breakdown structure (WBS)

B

A project manager is meeting with Sally, the program manager, to review the decomposed deliverables for a new product. Sally reviews the work breakdown structure and requests it to be arranged in the order the work should be performed. Is Sally correct saying that the work breakdown structure should be ordered according to how the work will be performed?
A. Sally is wrong. Work is decomposed and sequenced in the Define Activities process.
B. Sally is correct. Since she has superiority, the WBS should be ordered the way she wants it to be done.
C. Sally is wrong. The chronological order of tasks is defined in the Sequence Activities process.
D. Sally is correct. When decomposing the work, the order of tasks must be considered.

C

A project manager notifies the project sponsor that the mitigation strategy for a major risk did not work. The sponsor states that the same risk response was implemented a few months ago on a similar project with the same result. How might this situation have been avoided?
A. The project manager should have researched the lessons learned register for knowledge gained throughout similar past projects
B. The project manager should have applied the avoidance risk response strategy because the risk had been seen before in past projects
C. The project manager should have researched the lessons learned repository for knowledge gained throughout similar past projects
D. The project manager could not have avoided this situation since it is impossible to determine in advance the effectiveness of a risk response

C

A project team member runs an earned value analysis (EVA) report. There is an unexpected spike in actual costs over the last three weeks. The team member shows the report to the project manager and based on her analysis presents four possible reasons for the spike. Which reason is most probable?
A. Soaring steel prices have impacted the fixed price with economic price adjustments procurement contracts
B. There was a strike at the loading dock which delayed many needed steel shipments until today
C. Fewer employees are showing up for work the past two weeks causing a backlog of unfinished work
D. Much higher than expected quarterly bonuses were given to executives during that three week period

A

A project team performs monthly risk audits for a project in which a large number of identified risks have been realized. So far, the risk responses have been appropriate, and reserves are sufficient. An executive for the requesting organization chides the project manager for doing risk audits improperly, stating that like all audits, outside independent resources need to perform risk audits. How should the project manager respond?
A. Explain that risk audits can be performed either internally or externally as long as they follow the project management plan
B. Agree with the executive and submit a change request to update the project management plan to have the audits conducted externally
C. Follow the guidance provided by the executive and hire a team of external auditors to conduct the risk audits going forward
D. Explain that if the current risk audits are not sufficient, then a comprehensive project audit shou

A

A project to build a new water treatment plant is in the planning stage. The project manager is starting the project management process of Plan Risk Management. The project sponsor is risk averse, and this will affect the risk management plan. In preparing the risk management plan, the project manager is seeking a high-level understanding of the project description and boundaries, high-level requirements, and risks. Where is the best place for the project manager to find this information?
A. Probability and impact matrix
B. Risk breakdown structure (RBS)
C. Project charter
D. Statement of work (SOW)

C

A project to construct a new subway line is underway, and the tunnel boring machine has slowed due to unexpected changes in rock composition. It has been decided to implement the planned risk response by increasing the speed of the machine to 100% of rated capacity. The team believes that the additional strain on the machine will not cause more downtime for its maintenance thus negating the benefit of faster boring. What should the project manager do first?
A. Revise the assumption log
B. Order another machine as a backup
C. Update the schedule baseline
D. Update the lessons learned register

A

A significant event in a project that may indicate completion of a major phase is a/an:
A. Activity
B. Work package
C. Deliverable
D. Milestone

D

A team member has been tasked to send the request for proposal (RFP), source selection criteria, and procurement statement of work (SOW) to potential sellers. The documentation is stored digitally on the corporate computer network. Which folder from the project directory is most likely to include these documents?
A. Bid documents
B. Requirements documentation
C. Procurement documentation
D. Test and evaluation documents

C

A useful tool in identifying risks is the SWOT analysis. What does SWOT stand for?
A. Strengths, opportunities, winners, and threats
B. Strengths, obstacles, weaknesses, and threats
C. Scope, opportunities, weaknesses, and time
D. Strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats

D

A work package is a/an:
A. Activity that can be assigned to one or more organizational units
B. Activity at the lowest level of the WBS
C. Deliverable at the lowest level of the WBS
D. Required level of reporting

C

After taking over a project that is in the middle of execution, you are looking for information about the quality management issues that have been escalated by the team and any corrective actions that have been recommended and/or implemented. What should you do?
A. Look at the issue log
B. Check the quality management plan
C. Review the quality reports
D. Talk to the previous project manager

C

All of the following are inputs to estimating activity durations except:
A. Activity list and activity attributes
B. Organizational process assets
C. Resource calendars and scope statement
D. Requirements specifications

D

An apartment building construction project is currently in the planning stage. The project manager has decided to use analogous estimating to create the resource requirements and resource breakdown structure. What should the project manager do first?
A. Create estimates for the team and physical resources at the activity level
B. Research the organizational process assets
C. Develop the algorithm which will be used to calculate resource quantities
D. Review the lessons learned register

B

An estimate created by looking at a similar project or activity and then adding or subtracting to or from the estimate based on the differences between the two is called:
A. Exact estimating
B. Bottoms up estimating
C. Analogous estimating
D. Parametric estimating

C

An important part of the project scope statement is exclusions or out of scope items.
A. True
B. False

A

An international project is entering its final phase. Some work in this phase must be done in the foreign country. Unsure if company policy requires a full-time employee onsite for project work in that country, which project artifact should the project scheduler reference?
A. Team management plan
B. Stakeholder engagement plan
C. Stakeholder register
D. Resource breakdown structure

A

As a project manager for a small university, you are currently in the process of selecting a vendor to develop a textbook and other training materials for a new course. Several vendors are interested in bidding on the contract. During a bidder conference, one of the prospective suppliers asks about ownership of the intellectual property that will be created from the project. Which project document should have this information at this stage of the project?
A. Seller proposals
B. Requirements documentation
C. Source selection criteria
D. Procurement contract

B

As a project manager, you are developing a resource management plan for your software development project, and you need to find a way to document and communicate the detailed descriptions of the team members' roles and responsibilities. What tool will best meet your needs?
A. Role-responsibility-authority form
B. RACI chart
C. Resource breakdown structure
D. Hierarchical chart

A

As a project manager, you are in the process of establishing a knowledge management system for your project. Which of the following actions will be the least beneficial in this process?
A. A review of the lesson learned register
B. Reading the requirements documentation
C. An examination of the resource breakdown structure
D. Studying the project team assignments

B

As a project manager, you are leading a software development project where the developers are colocated within rented office space. Writing the code is taking longer than anticipated, and you have contacted the office facility to ensure the office will be available for another week. Unfortunately, the office is already booked, so you need to find another solution. After capturing the problem in the project documents, what should you do next?
A. Record the issue in the issue log
B. Revise the resource management plan
C. Update the schedule baseline
D. Request additional funds

B

As a project manager, you will need the assistance of other stakeholders in order to identify the risks associated with your project. You want to determine who are the individuals that might participate in the process of identifying risks to the project, as well as those who are available to act as risk owners. Where should you look?
A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
B. Project charter
C. Risk breakdown structure (RBS)
D. Stakeholder register

D

As discussed in the preceding lesson, The PMBOK® Guide describes 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas. Identify 3 out of the 10:
A. Cost, Integration, Process
B. Cost, Scope, Time
C. Quality, Process, Scope
D. Contracts, Process, Risk

B

As discussed in the preceding lesson, The PMBOK® Guide knowledge areas that have processes in the Initiating process group are:
A. Project Integration Management and Project Scope Management
B. Project Integration Management and Project Stakeholder Management
C. Project Integration Management and Project Time Management
D. Project Integration Management and Project Quality Management

B

As part of project planning, you and your project team are developing a comprehensive list of individual project risks and sources of overall project risk. You want to analyze the validity of assumptions and constraints to determine which pose a risk to the project. Which technique will be the most helpful for you?
A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
B. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
C. Cost-benefit analysis
D. Data analysis

D

As part of the process to develop the scope statement for the project you are leading, you specify the deliverables for the project, include the requirements under which the deliverables will be accepted, and explicitly state what is out of project scope. What should you do next?
A. Obtain approval of the project scope statement
B. Include the acceptance criteria in the scope statement
C. Determine who decides the project is successful
D. Describe product scope in the scope statement

D

As you plan your project, you do so thinking that all team members will be assigned to your project for at least 50% of their available time. This is an example of:
A. Wishful thinking.
B. An assumption.
C. A project demand.
D. Poor planning.

B

Conflict management is the process by which the project manager uses appropriate managerial techniques to deal with the inevitable disagreements that develop among those working toward project accomplishment.
A. False
B. True

B

During a bidder conference, a supplier asks why a section is missing from the request for quotation (RFQ). The project manager, realizing that an aspect of the project is indeed missing, becomes flustered and stumbles through a brief reply. When the seller responses were received, all but three fail to address the missing section. What is the best course of action?
A. Hold the bidder conference again, and explain the importance of the point that was initially missed
B. Select from the three vendors that submitted complete proposals
C. Send a revised RFQ to all prospective suppliers and allow them the opportunity to resubmit their proposals
D. Extend the deadline and allow all of the vendors to resubmit their proposals

C

During a project's review, an executive states the project manager failed to forecast future outcomes based on past results, review how other projects addressed the similar issues, and analyze alternative solutions to issues. What has the project manager most likely overlooked with his intuitive manner of running the project?
A. Using analytical techniques
B. Conducting document analysis
C. Performing alternatives analysis
D. Utilizing trend analysis

A

During a recession, a project manager posts a positive risk that in the current economic environment, cheaper resources may become available. On the way into work, the project manager hears about a competitor going out of business and contacts the competitor to acquire some equipment, materials, and supplies at a fraction of their normal value. What is the project manager doing?
A. Executing a mitigation plan
B. Reacting to a contingency plan trigger
C. Transferring an identified risk
D. Sharing a realized positive risk

B

During a risk brainstorming session a team member identifies a risk. This particular risk does not seem to belong to any of the categories in you Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS). How should you respond?
A. Chastise him for making up risks which cannot exist because there is not a category for such risks.
B. Thank him for his work, but inform him that the risk cannot be included because it does not fit any of the categories defined in the RBS.
C. Record the list in the risk register, discuss potential responses and make a note to update the RBS.
D. Ignore him and move on to another risk identified by a different team member.

C

During an inspection of a project deliverable, the team detects the same defect in the deliverable that has already been identified during a previous inspection. The project manager is confused how this could have happened since a change request was approved to correct the defect. After discussing the issue with the team, the project manager learns that the team never implemented the approved change request. What could have helped prevent this situation?
A. Holding an approved change requests review
B. Conducting a retrospective meeting
C. Performing a root cause analysis
D. Creating a quality report

A

During the project's iterations, the daily standup meetings have been held at 9 AM every day. Three of the project team members have missed or been late to the last seven meetings because they are running tests in another building each of those days. These tests will most likely continue for the rest of the iteration. What is the project manager's best action?
A. Start the meeting once everyone is present
B. Cancel the meetings
C. Start the meeting at different times every day until a particular time gets full attendance
D. Move the meeting to a set time later in the day

D

Each person involved in the project should be assigned, but doesn't always need to know his or her role and responsibility.
A. True
B. False

B

Earned value management integrates scope, cost, and schedule measures to:
A. assess project performance and progress.
B. assess whether all requirements were met.
C. develop a preliminary budget.
D. assess communication effectiveness among project team members

A

Following is an illustration of a project network activity node that includes some information about activity D. Given the information provided, what is the total float of activity D?
A. 2
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18

C

Identify the five engagement levels of stakeholders:
A. Unaware, resistant, neutral, supportive, oblivious
B. Unaware, resistant, strong-willed, supportive, sponsor
C. Unaware, resistant, neutral, supportive, leading
D. Unaware, resistant, strong-willed, supportive, leading

C

If a stakeholder has high interest and high power then as the project manager you:
A. Can try to move them to be high interest and low power so they do not get in your way.
B. Focus your time and attention on them, they are very impactful to your project and you want to keep them engaged and positive.
C. Can try to move them to be low interest and low power so that they do not take up too much of your time.
D. Can ignore them, they are as you need them to be.

B

If develop online modules needs to finish before review online modules can finish, that is called a:
A. Finish to start relationship.
B. Finish to finish relationship.
C. Start to finish relationship.
D. Start to start relationship.

B

If the response you choose is to avoid a risk this means that:
A. You note the risk but do not talk about it.
B. You cancel the entire project.
C. You simply do not consider the risk.
D. You change your plans so that you eliminate the risk.

D